Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the estate that will belong to me.' So he divided his assets between them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

They said, "The Lord commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the Israelites; and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.

Joseph's descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine Responsibility

They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, "The Lord told Moses to assign us land among our relatives." So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the Lord had commanded.

The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilitySecond Thing

When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, intending to take possession of the land.

The guardian said, "Then I am unable to redeem it, for I would ruin my own inheritance in that case. You may exercise my redemption option, for I am unable to redeem it." Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions Concerning

Now it happened just as the Lord had said! My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse. He said to me, 'Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.' When this happened, I recognized that the Lord had indeed spoken to me. Verse ConceptsNegotiationRedemption, In Everyday Life